Another summer in Australia includes public service television spots reminding everyone in rural areas to have a plan to deal with bushfire emergencies. After the fire has broken out it’s too late to develop a plan about how you’re going to respond to the threat. Tim Brister reflects on the lessons Christians can learn from …
Some recent material stating again how the ‘prosperity’ gospel is not good news, and is anti-gospel. Preaching that treats the Scriptures as a handbook to achieve health, wealth and personal fulfilment, and which treats the death and resurrection of Jesus as little more than a doorway to being able to get them is not preaching …
At mgpc we’ve been blessed by the testimony of one of our families as they’re going through a season of great trial. I’ve been trying to encourage folk to know that the faith which has encouraged us so much is the fruit of purposeful Christian discipleship. This quote from John Flavel expresses it as well …
People give me an odd look when I say we want everyone to go home on Sundays a bit unhappy that the Service wasn’t exactly how they would prefer it to be. Bobby Jamieson explains the point in a post at the 9Marks Blog. Here’s an excerpt: …To put it bluntly, nobody gets the church …
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